https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=205390

hugo.costelha@gmail.com changed:

What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- OS/Version|Other |Linux Priority|P5 - None |P4 - Low

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adrian@novell.com changed:

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------- Comment #2 from adrian@novell.com 2006-09-13 02:49 MST ------- this depends on a pending legal decision ... Juergen ?

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hugo.costelha@gmail.com changed:

What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED Resolution|WONTFIX |

------- Comment #4 from hugo.costelha@gmail.com 2006-09-13 04:47 MST ------- Tha is strange, since I am talking about the version that you can find here: http://software.opensuse.org/download/repositories/KDE:/Backports/

The package in question is in fact there, but the DHT was disable when it was still in an experimental status. I am just asking to remove the "disable_dht" patch. Of course I can do that myself, but the issue here is that the patch is not needed anymore.

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adrian@novell.com changed:

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------- Comment #6 from adrian@novell.com 2006-09-13 05:43 MST ------- I am not allowed to remove this patch right now. I need to ask back ...

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=205390#c8

--- Comment #8 from Hugo Costelha hugo.costelha@gmail.com 2007-08-11 05:30:12 MST --- (In reply to comment #6 from Adrian Schroeter)

I am not allowed to remove this patch right now. I need to ask back ...

So, have you asked back? Is it possible to enable DHT, or is this really a WONTFIX?

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Jarl Friis jarl@softace.dk changed:

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--- Comment #10 from Jarl Friis jarl@softace.dk 2007-10-24 01:30:40 MST --- Fortunately the packman repository contains a package that enables the DHT feature: http://packman.links2linux.de/package/ktorrent

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User ruediix@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=205390#c12

Robert Ruedisueli ruediix@gmail.com changed:

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--- Comment #12 from Robert Ruedisueli ruediix@gmail.com 2008-11-07 08:34:25 MST --- I understand the dislike of peer-to-peer. I distrust trackerless torrents for the same reason.

The primary need for DHT is not to run trackerless torrents but instead to be able to peer exchange between multi-tracker torrents, and keep torrents up when the tracker is down or overloaded.

Is there a possible way to turn on DHT only for a secondary peer source, and disallow tracker-less torrents that utilize DHT for distribution? This way you could utilize DHT to interact with hosts using other trackers for the same torrent, but not be able to start or create a torrent that has no tracker.

You could also "cripple" the DHT into not functioning on it's own by turning off DHT host-list caching, and only finding DHT hosts through probes of other members of the torrents you are using at the time.

Another function to disable is the use of encryption on DHT-connected hosts, and forcing the DHT hosts to be reported to trackers as "unlisted hosts."

If such a "crippled" version of DHT could be made, could a modified clone of this bug be opened under the new goal to create a patch for crippled DHT instead of removed? Could someone at Novel run this by the lawyers? Thanks ahead of time.